About a week ago, the defence ministry approved the sixth Positive Indigenization List (PIL) of 780 items, which will further curtail defence imports. The share of imports, which is about 35 per cent of the total defence procurement budget, has come down in the last two to three years.
Brent slides over 3%, hits lowest level since 2021
Oil prices plummeted to their lowest levels since 2021 due to new U.S. tariffs announced by President Trump and increased output by OPEC+. Brent and
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